the story of the christ child and christmas

when rome was a great empire ruled by caesar augustus and israel was governed by king herod, in the village of nazareth lived joseph and mary. joseph was a carpenter and mary was a young virgin who would become his wife. mary told joseph of a dream in which she was visited by an angel who told her she had been chosen to bear the son of god and his name was to be jesus.

one day the emperor sent notice that all persons were to register for a new tax. they were instructed to return to the towns of their birth. joseph and mary left nazareth for bethlehem. mary who was with child, and close to the birth, rode on a donkey while joseph walked beside her. they traveled for many days and only rested at night.

when they reached bethlehem it was night. they looked for a place to rest but there were no empty rooms when they reached the inn. as they were being turned away joseph mentioned his wife was with child and close to birth. the inn keeper took pity on them and told them of some caves in the nearby hills that shepherds would stay with their cows and sheep.

so joseph and mary went up into the hills and found the caves. in one cave was a stable room. joseph cleaned it and made beds of fresh hay. he found a feeding trough which he cleaned and filled with hay to use as a crib. the next night mary gave birth to a son and they named him jesus, as the angel had said. when the child was born a great star appeared over bethlehem that could be seen for miles around. in the fields nearby shepherds were tending their flocks. an angel appeared to them surrounded by bright light. the shepherds were frightened and tried to run.

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作文地带知识拓展:

• 圣诞节  Christmas 又称耶诞节，译名为“基督弥撒”是基督教纪念耶稣诞生的重要节日。亦称耶稣圣诞节、主降生节，天主教亦称耶稣圣诞瞻礼。耶稣诞生的日期，《圣经》并无记载。‌圣诞节（Christmas）是基督教纪念耶稣诞生的重要节日，定于每年的12月25日。‌这个节日起源于基督教，虽然《圣经》中没有明确记载耶稣的具体出生日期，但早期基督教会在公元336年将12月25日定为耶稣的诞辰，可能是为了抗衡罗马异教节日或综合多种神学、历史因素而定。‌

  Christmas意为圣诞节,是纪念耶稣诞生的日子。 ‘Christmas’的基本定义 Christmas,中文翻译为“圣诞节”或“耶诞节”,是一个全球广为人知的节日。

  Christmas 圣诞节

  uk  /ˈkrɪs.məs/ us  /ˈkrɪs.məs/

  (the period just before and after) 25 December, a Christian holy day that celebrates the birth of Jesus Christ

  圣诞节；圣诞节期间

  We're going to my mother's for Christmas.

  我们要去我母亲家过圣诞节。

  Merry/Happy Christmas!

  圣诞快乐！

  We had a fantastic Christmas.

  我们过了一个愉快的圣诞节。

  the Christmas holidays

  圣诞假期